Bengals still in good spot despite loss

5:35 AM,
Dec. 17, 2013

Andy Dalton and the offense had only 14 yards and two first downs on their first four drives, but played much better in the second half. Dalton finished 25 of 44 for 230 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger

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Joe Reedy

After having their worst game of the season, the mood in the Bengals locker room after Sunday night's 30-20 loss to Pittsburgh wasn't one of panic or that the sky was about to fall. Instead, there was a sense of quickly moving on and focusing on the last two games of the regular season.

At 9-5, the Bengals still lead in the AFC North and are the third seed in the conference. Their final two games are also at home, where they are unbeaten this season and have a seven-game winning streak dating back to last season.

"We know the potential of this team, and we've shown it. We're not going to allow people to ...